Three Suspects Arrested in Fatal Shooting in NW Rochester

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Three men are being held on murder charges as suspects in a fatal shooting in Rochester Monday night.

Police received a 911 call about “shots fired and a man down” in the 2800 block of Charles Ct. NW. around 9:00 PM.

Police Capt. John Sherwin says officers arrived to find the victim on a sidewalk “suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.” Sherwin says the man was not breathing and had no pulse. Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead. Sherwin says the man has been identified 40-year-old Ahmed Muafaq Abdulhu Al Naddf who lived near where he was shot.

Sherwin says surveillance video led officers to a nearby apartment where “several persons of interest were located.” Sherwin says after being interviewed, three Rochester men were arrested and are facing 2nd-degree murder charges.

They have been identified as 23-year-old Traequan Bamlounghong, 25-year-old Eric Tyler Lee, and 24-year-old Sao Yim.

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Sherwin says “this remains an active investigation. Investigators are currently in the process of drafting search warrants and speaking to additional witnesses. The exact circumstances preceding this incident remain unknown; however, there does not appear to be a prior connection or relationship between the victim and suspects. Robbery is being explored as a possible motive.”